Join us for the Cyber Academy's flagship international conference, with this year's focus on AI and cybersecurity.

The Cyber Academy, a part of the School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment at Edinburgh Napier University and has been organising the Big Data Conference for a decade now (with a gap during the Covid pandemic). The event is now back in full force, in-person, at our state-of-the-art facilities of The Business School at our Craiglockhart campus in Edinburgh.

 In 2023, the Conference was called Big Data, Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure. This year, the event is called Big Data, Cybersecurity & Artificial Intelligence (AI) to reflect the enhanced interest in this tech that is changing things extremely fast.

With a focus on artificial intelligence, this conference will be a little different than usual. A variety of speakers will be talking about the different faces of AI, from business and academia to cybercrime and war.

Guest speakers confirmed so far:

• Prof Bill Buchanan OBE, Professor of Cryptography & Cybersecurity, Serial Innovator
• Prof Leandros Maglaras, Edinburgh Napier University
• Rory Alsop, TESCO Bank/CIISec
• Jacob Duane, CEO Stellastra
• Douglas McLachlan, Partner, Anderson Strathern
• Mark Mitchell, Security Engineer, Fortinet
• Basil Manoussos, Expert Witness (Cybercrime & Digital Evidence), Cyber Academy Manager

Programme & Registration

All are welcome to attend this event.

For further details on the programme and ticket prices click here >